PIANO, VIOLIN, CELLO, and GUITAR GROUP CLASSES
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WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
- PIANO: we provide keyboards for our in-school classes. You will need a keyboard or digital/acoustic piano for home practice. Sheet music is provided and included in tuition.
- STRINGS: must rent a VIOLIN or CELLO - we highly recommend "Seman Violins" of Skokie; $25/month for violin rental, or $38/month for cello rental. Rentals come with bow, case and rosin; insurance covering damage and adjustments is included. Sheet music is provided and included in tuition.
- GUITAR, younger beginners will need a fractional size instrument (1/2 or 3/4 depending on age/height), rental or purchase. Older players can bring their own full size guitar (acoustic preferred). Sheet music is provided and included in tuition.
- Please avoid wasting time and money with violins or cellos off eBay, Amazon, etc. since they are barely playable, at best. Effective teaching and learning cannot occur with sub-standard equipment. Please be aware that manufacturing and adjusting a string instrument is a complex and detailed skill performed by highly trained and experienced professionals, and it is highly unlikely to come across a good instrument online, sight unseen. A playable string instrument is a most sophisticated tool, and beginners, in particular, deserve good tools!
- Music stand for practice at home is recommended (strings only).
- Sheet music in a folder will be provided, and is included in your tuition.
- Metronome/tuner (recommended apps)